FM Preview: Arsenal v Stoke City 02 Feb 2013

By Footymad PreviewerLast updated : 01 February 2013

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History of the Arsenal v Stoke City fixture

Arsenal prepare to entertain Stoke City at Ashburton Grove on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 37 wins out of 47 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashburton Grove was just last season, in October 2011, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season

Date

Team

Result

Team

Comp

2012/2013

Sun 26 Aug

Stoke City

0 - 0

Arsenal

Premier League

2011/2012

Sat 28 Apr

Stoke City

1 - 1

Arsenal

Premier League

2011/2012

Sun 23 Oct

Arsenal

3-1

Stoke City

Premier League

2010/2011

Sun 08 May

Stoke City

3 - 1

Arsenal

Premier League

2010/2011

Wed 23 Feb

Arsenal

1 - 0

Stoke City

Premier League

2009/2010

Sat 27 Feb

Stoke City

1 - 3

Arsenal

Premier League

2009/2010

Sun 24 Jan

Stoke City

3 - 1

Arsenal

F.A. Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Gunners, with 8 goals against.

Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Potters have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Arsenal lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 38 points from their 24 games so far.

Stoke City's 30 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

P

Arsenal

6

3

1

2

12

9

10

Stoke City

6

1

2

3

7

11

5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Stoke City, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team

Sequences

Arsenal

Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.Unbeaten run of 3 matches.

Stoke City

Not won in previous 5 away matches.No win in the 3 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here